Alexis Beka Beka
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2001)}}
{{family name hatnote|Beka|Beka|lang=Congolese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexis Beka Beka
| image = Alexis Beka Beka 2021.jpg
| caption = Beka Beka with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021
| full_name = Alexis Adelin Beka Beka{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France (FRA) |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|3|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/fiche/4062/alexis-beka-beka.html |title=Alexis Beka Beka |publisher=OGC Nice |access-date=5 August 2022 }}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Caen B
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1 = Verson
| youthyears2 = 2008–2019
| youthclubs2 = Caen
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Caen B
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = Caen
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Lokomotiv Moscow
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Nice
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Caen B
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = France U18
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = France U19
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021
| nationalteam4 = France Olympic
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 20:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Alexis Adelin Beka Beka (born 29 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Caen B.
Club career
Beka Beka made his debut with Caen in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Clermont on 20 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/20/france/ligue-2/stade-malherbe-caen-calvados-basse-norma/clermont-foot-auvergne/3031205/|title=Caen vs. Clermont - 20 December 2019 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 June 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-caen-un-contrat-professionnel-annonce-off-134823.html|title=Caen : un contrat professionnel annoncé (off)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=9 June 2020}}
On 23 August 2021, Beka Beka signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=FC Lokomotiv Moscow|url=https://www.fclm.ru/ru/publications/news/24616|title=Алексис Бека Бека – игрок "Локомотива"!|date=23 August 2021|language=ru}}
On 1 August 2022, Beka Beka signed for Ligue 1 club Nice on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of €14 million.{{Cite web |title=Beka Beka is Niçois |url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/article/121950/beka-beka-is-nicois.html |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=OGC Nice |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Official {{!}} Nice sign midfielder Alexis Beka Beka – Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-nice-sign-midfielder-alexis-beka-beka/ |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=en-US}} His contract with the club was terminated on 16 August 2024.{{Cite web |title=Alexis Beka Beka: "The moment to move forward" |url= https://www.ogcnice.com/en/article/127374/alexis-beka-beka-the-moment-to-move-forward.html |date=16 August 2024 |publisher=OGC Nice |language=en}}
On 22 February 2025, Beka Beka made his first appearance since 2023 as a substitute for Caen's reserve team in a 4–1 defeat to Grand-Quevilly FC in the Championnat National 3.{{Cite web |last=Cassé |first=Josué |date=2025-02-23 |title=Alexis Beka Beka a rejoué en National 3 |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4479376723291884552-alexis-beka-beka-a-rejoue-en-national-3 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Foot Mercato |language=fr}}
International career
Beka Beka is a youth international for France.{{Cite web|title=Football. Pros, nouveau poste et équipe de France : l'automne chargé d'Alexis Beka Beka|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/caen_14118/football-pros-nouveau-poste-equipe-france-lautomne-charge-dalexis-beka-beka_29328832.html|website=actu.fr}} He was part of the France Olympic team that competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Personal life
Born in France, Beka Beka holds French and Congolese nationalities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2020/06/10/alexis-beka-beka-le-franco-congolais-signe-son-premier-contrat-pro-a-caen/|title=Alexis Beka Beka : Le franco congolais signe son premier contrat pro à Caen|date=10 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Alexis BEKA BEKA |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/alexis-beka-beka-22855/ |website=UNFP |access-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929100559/https://www.unfp.org/joueur/alexis-beka-beka-22855/ |archive-date=29 September 2023}}
On 29 September 2023, Beka Beka made headlines for threatening to commit suicide by jumping from the Magnan viaduct in Nice. Negotiations with a club psychologist were ongoing while emergency services, firemen, and the military were involved in the operation. The viaduct is approximately 100 meters high, causing traffic disruptions on the A8 autoroute.{{cite news |title=OGC Nice midfielder Alexis Beka Beka threatening to commit suicide by standing on edge of Magnan Bridge: Reports |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-ogc-nice-midfielder-alexis-beka-beka-threatening-commit-suicide-standing-edge-magnan-bridge-reports |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Sportskeeda |date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930073152/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-ogc-nice-midfielder-alexis-beka-beka-threatening-commit-suicide-standing-edge-magnan-bridge-reports |archive-date=30 September 2023}} Beka Beka was safely removed from the scene by emergency services.{{cite news |title=OGC Nice player Beka Beka is safe after threatening to commit suicide whilst sat on edge of viaduct |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/ligue-1/2023/09/29/6516aaf4e2704e094a8b45bb.html |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=MARCA |date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930044310/https://www.marca.com/en/football/ligue-1/2023/09/29/6516aaf4e2704e094a8b45bb.html |archive-date=30 September 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|id=569442|name=Alexis Beka Beka}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Caen B
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Championnat National 3 |7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Caen
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
|0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 2 |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 33 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Lokomotiv Moscow
|19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Russian Premier League |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Nice
|14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!14 !0 !1 !0 !7 !1 !22 !1 | ||||||||
| Caen B
|Championnat National 3 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!85 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 103 | 3 |
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Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players
Category:FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
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Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for France
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia